Chapter 3496 Mr. Zhuang 11
Yes, he is eccentric. Although he looks quite calm, the ideas he puts forward are sometimes very eccentric. When he attends court affairs, not only the court officials but also the emperor are sometimes stumped by his questions.
After I realized what was happening, I didn't know whether to scold him for his wild imagination or praise him for having such an idea.
However, the court officials all expressed their approval of the prince's character and knowledge. Therefore, as Mr. Zhuang's status in the literati grew, and as the prince's reputation for virtue grew, Zhuang Xun was more recognized by the world and court officials, and his reputation was praised by people.
When Yingnu ascended the throne, Mr. Zhuang had already passed away, but he still couldn't help but confer a higher title on this teacher who had the greatest influence on him.
He also bestowed favors on his descendants. Although they were only some rewards, they were still of great significance to Zhuang Jia, who had just become a Jinshi.
With the protection of the great-grandfather, at least this generation will not have major setbacks. As long as the descendants study hard and work hard, it is only a matter of time before they become officials.
When later generations commented on this period of history, Mr. Zhuang was the person mentioned most often, because whether it was Zhou Man or Bai Shan who left a strong mark on this era, Bai Cheng who represented the rapid development of miscellaneous novels in this era, or Jin Gaozong who was controversial in the early days and was once mentioned to be deposed, or the Great Sage Emperor who finally pushed the prosperous era to its climax, they all learned from Zhuang Xun.
Some historians in later generations believed that Zhuang Xun's educational philosophy was the reason for the rapid development of this era. From the time he entered officialdom to the time he retired, he did not participate in the formulation and promulgation of any political decree, but he could be indirectly linked to all the important processes of this era.
It may be directly proposed by his disciples, or his disciples may directly participate, or they may indirectly give opinions or participate.
However, this is just speculation by a small number of historians. Due to the lack of relevant historical materials, it is not recognized by the mainstream.
However, Zhuang Xun's teaching ability is recognized to be good. There are still some manuscripts left by his disciples in the National Library. Although they are only fragmentary records, they can also show Zhuang Xun's ability to teach students in accordance with their aptitude and his extensive knowledge.
The texts annotated by Zhuang Xun himself were collected at high prices. This was also because of his outstanding achievements. There were constant calls for special teaching for outstanding talents, teaching according to students' aptitude, and small class teaching.
His deeds have been repeatedly excavated and many TV series based on him have been created.
In comparison, his three serious disciples are far inferior to him. The TV series based on his three disciples can only focus on one person at a time, but based on him, it can capture the wonderful moments of many people at once, right?
Apart from him, the most popular one is Zhou Man, who truly opened the way for women to enter politics. Although there have been brilliant female generals and female officials before her, none of them could truly open the way for women to enter politics, let alone institutionalize it.
When Zhou Man was in the court, not only did the Imperial Medical Bureau regularly recruit female students and send female doctors to the Imperial Hospital and local medical bureaus, but many female officials also used the Imperial Medical Bureau as a platform to go to the related Ministry of Revenue and Ministry of Rites.
The Imperial College even reformed itself, began to admit female students, and allocated certain quotas for female students in the imperial examinations.
Although it was difficult, that era did produce many outstanding female officials who shone in various fields and left their names in history.
After research, literary scholars found that this was inseparable from Zhuang Xun's own education of respecting women. From the fact that he accepted Zhou Man as his disciple without any restrictions, it can be seen that he did not have the idea of despising women that was prevalent in that era. His education was also one of the reasons that promoted Zhou Man to enter officialdom.
This was also one of the reasons why the Great Emperor later strongly promoted the system of female officials.
In short, he is very powerful and awesome. In modern society, many people want to travel through time and become him, go back to that era, and then recruit all the outstanding figures as their disciples, step on their enemies, slap the faces of their unscrupulous classmates, dominate the world, unify the universe, oh no, unify the entire continent.
Zhuang Dalang never imagined that his father would become a tutor, and that the Zhuang family's social status would actually rise to a huge level.
It was not until this moment that Zhuang Dalang slowly understood his father. Perhaps he was right. If he had persisted a little longer, the Zhuang family's situation might have changed a long time ago, and his father's grievances would have been cleared long ago.
Mrs. Zhuang didn't have such complicated thoughts. The moment she received the message from her father-in-law and youngest son, she happily turned around and said, "The letter said that His Majesty has also given my father-in-law a house. My father-in-law asked if we should go to the capital. Dalang's wife, Dalang's wife, quickly call Dalang back to pack up."
Zhuang Dalang woke up with a start and frowned, "What are you packing for?"
"Go to the capital."
"Don't go!"
Mrs. Zhuang said angrily, "What are you doing wrong? My father-in-law asked us to go before, but you said that he always stayed at his disciples' homes in the capital and that going would only cause trouble, so you didn't go. But now the emperor has given my father-in-law a house, so why aren't you going?"
"If we go, it will only cause trouble. Life at home is going well, why should we go?"
"Why would it cause trouble? My father-in-law is old and doesn't need anyone to take care of him?"
Zhuang Dalang snorted and said bluntly, "Dad has always been taken care of by his junior brothers and sisters. I've never heard you say you wanted to be taken care of before."
"How can it be the same? You are his son after all. When people get older, they want children and grandchildren. My parents are still taken care of by my brothers. Every time I bring the children back, they are always happy." Mrs. Zhuang said, "You are already so old, and instead of trying to be considerate of your father-in-law, you are acting like a spoiled child now."
"I'm not a leftist," Zhuang Dalang said seriously. "You haven't been to the capital, so you don't know how complicated things are there. We're all so inexperienced. If we go there, we could get into trouble for our father if we're not careful. If you're truly filial, make him a few more pairs of shoes and socks this season. He wrote to me last time saying that your shoes are excellent: thick, soft, and stable, they don't hurt your feet at all when you walk."
Mrs. Zhuang, who always wanted to go to the capital to see the world: ...I'm so angry.
But Zhuang Dalang was a stubborn man. He was determined not to go and no one could persuade him.
Mr. Zhuang sent the letter and received a reply and a package from home half a month later.
The package contained shoes, socks and clothes made for him this season. He knew it was his daughter-in-law's workmanship as soon as he saw the stitches.
After seeing this, he roughly knew Zhuang Dalang's decision. He couldn't help but sigh and opened the letter to read.
Sure enough, Zhuang Dalang was still unwilling to go to Beijing.
Zhou Man, who came to deliver the bag, saw that the gentleman was sad, so he squeezed in and sat next to him. "If you miss your brother, we can take a family leave and go back to see him."
The gift of this book club activity was a pitfall. The quality of the hand warmer was not very good. I feel guilty towards the book club members. It was also because I did not think it through and did not get samples in advance. I will learn from this lesson next time I organize an activity. I'm sorry everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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